Railroad steel tie.



A. T. GHARLIER.

RAILROAD STEEL TIE'.

APPLIoATloN FILED mm. an, 190s. 916,419, Patented Mal. 30, 1909. aSHEETS-SHEET 1.

A. T. CHARLIBR. RAILROAD STEEL TIE. APPLICATION FIL-BD DBO. 30, 1908. 916,419. Patented Mar. 3o, 1909.

2`SHBETB-SHBET 2 IUNITED sTaTns TnTnnT ernten.

ALFRED T. OHARLIER, OF LIVONA, NORTH DAKOTA.

RAILROAD To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALFRED T. CnixnLrnn, a citizen of the United States,residing at Livona, in the county of Emmons, State of North Dakota, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Railroad Steel Ties; andI do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to railway ties, more particularly to devices ofthis character' constructed wholly of metal, and has for one of itsobjects to improve the construction and increase the efficiency andutility of devices of this character.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this characterconstructed of two main portions one of which is embedded in the ballastor roadbed when the device is employed upon the ground, or provided withsuitable fastening means when the device is employed upon bridges,trestles or elevated railway structures, and with suitable clampingmeans whereby the rails are connected to the other main portion of thedevice.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in a tieconstructed with a base portion adapted to be embedded in the ballast orsecured to a suitable supporting structure, and an upper portion ormember' secured to the lower member and with suitable clamping devicesfor securing the rails to the upper member.

The invention further consists in certain novel features of constructionas hereafter shown and described and then specifically pointed out inthe claims, and in the draw ings illustrative of the preferredembodiment of the invention, Figure 1 is a side elevation ofthe improveddevice with the rails located thereon, the rails being in transversesection. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the parts shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is alongitudinal section on the line 3-8 of Fig. 2. Fig. L1 is a transversesection enlarged, on the line 11-1 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a transversesection enlarged, on the line 5-5'of Fig. 1.

p The improved device comprises a base member 10 of the usual length efan ordinary railway tie, which is usually about eight feet, and ada tedto be embedded in the ballast of the roadfed when the railwayT track isto be STEEL TIE.

Specification oi Letters Patent.

Application led December 30, 1908.

Patented March 30, 1909.

Serial No. 476,074.

carried upon the ground in the ordinary manl ner, or to be attached bybolts or other suitable fastening means to the supporting structure whenthe track is to be carried over trestles, or like elevated supportingstructures, but as the means for fastening the ties are so well known itis not deemed necessary to further illustrate the securing means.

The base member 10 is provided with a plurality of spaced sockets 11,preferably with one socket near each end and with two of the socketsspaced at equal distances apart and at equal distances from the endsockets, as shown. Any required number of vthe sockets may be employedbut four as shown will generally be provided.

The bottom face of the base member 10 is formed with hollow portionsindicated at 19 into which the tamping material will enter to assist inholding the base member in position, and prevent lateral displacementwhen the track is erected upon an ordinary roadbed. The hollow portions19 also lighten the base member 10 and reduce the lower bearing faces sothat the base member bears with increased stability upon the supportingstructures, such as bridges, trestles or the like. The upper face of thebase member 10 adjacent to the sockets is formed with bear ing faces 12while the portions of the base member between. the sockets is cut away,as shown at 13.

Bearing upon the spaced faces 12 of the base member is an upper member1-1, preferably formed of steel with. the portions opposite the bearingfaces 12 solid as shown at 15, and with the under side hollowed outbetween the bearing faces, as shown at 16. By this means the inember 14is reduced in weight except at its bearing points whereby the maximum ofstrength is secured with the minimum of weight, the. hollow portions 16being formed where the least strains occur, as will be obvious.

Depending from the member 14 at each of its bearing portions 15 :is alug 17, each lug fitting into one of the sockets 11 of the base member'10. Formed through the base member 10 opposite each socket are boltapertures to receive clamp bolts 18, the bolts likewise extendingthrough apertures in the lugs 17. By this means the two members 10u14are rigidly connected.

The upper face ofthe upper member 14 is formed with a raisedlongitudinal portion 20, and arranged transversely of this elevatedportion preferably opposite the Abearing faces 15 are spaced transverseseats 21.

The railway rails represented at 22 rest upon the upper member 14 andare spaced inwardly frointhe outer' series of the seats 21, andpreferably midway between the outer series of the seats and the nextseries of the seats, as shown.

Novel clamping devices are employed for securing the rails to themember' 14, and as thesev clamping devices aie alike the description ofone willsuffice for all'. Two of the clamping devices are employed foreach railas4 shown, and each device consists of a bottom plate 23 havingribs 24 near their outer ends to bear in theseats 2i., and with theirinner ends formed to bear over the outer portions ofthe tie flanges ofthe rails. The ribs24 being lessinl width than the seats the plates 23may be adjusted longitudinally, as hereafter explained. rilhe upperfaces of the platesv` 23 are provided with a plurality of spacedcavities or seats 25. The plates 23 are each formed with a longitudinalslot 26, as shown.

Bearing uponeach of the lower plates 23 is an upper plate 27providedwith a plurality ofv transverse ribs'23 engaging in the seats25, when the two plates are superimposed, the plates 27V each having alongitudinal slot 29 corresponding to and'registering with the slot 26of the plate 23, aiid'likewise provided withV a depending head portion30l arranged to bear against the'vertical web portion of the rail 22'.The-ribs 28 of; the plate 27 are of less width than the recesses 25 ofthe plates 23, sothat the lates 27 may be adjusted to a'. limited extentongitudinally ofthe plates 23;

The member 14 isprovided with threaded apertures opposite the slots26-29, and clamp bolts 31 are arranged to engage in thesethreaded:apertures and extend through the slots and are pro f'ided with enlargedheads 32; to bear upon the plate 27. By this means it: will be obviousYthat they plates 23'-27 may be irmly clamped in position uponk themember 14' and arranged to bear firmly against the rails andholdthem'inI position, the longitudinal slots in the plates enablingthem to beV adjusted as required to adapt them to railsv of differenlJsizes:

By' this simplearrangement it willV be obvious that the upper member 14of the tie together' with the clamping devices may be detached whenrequired, or in case of breal'reiegiie age or impairment, and the partsrenewed or rep aired without disturbing'the base member.

The improved device is simple in construction, can be inexpensivelymanufactured, and applied wherever ordinary railway ties are used, andthe rails not only firmly supported and held in position but theimproved device adjusted to any required extent.

What is claimed, is:

1. A railway tie comprising a base member having a plurality of spacedsockets, an upper member bearing upon the base member and provided witha plurality of lugs engaging in said sockets, fastening means extendingthrough said sockets and lugs, and clamp devices adapted to connect tierails to theA upper member.

2. A railway tie comprising a base member, an upper member bearing uponthe base member and provided with spaced transverse seats in the upperface, means for coup ling said upper member to saidbase member, lowerclamp plates each having ribs in their lower faces engaging in saidseats and spaced transverse seats in their upper faces, and

adapted to bear at their inner ends over the tie flanges of railwayrails, upper clampv plates bearing upon the lower clamp plates andhaving ribs engaging the seats of the lou-er clamp plates, and adaptedto bear at their inner endsY against the vertical webs of rails/'ayrails, and means for clamping said plates to said upper tie member.

3. A railway tie comprising abase member, an upper member bearing uponthe base member and provided with spaced transverse seats in the upperface, means for coupling said upper member to said base member, lowerclamp plates eaclihaving ailongitudinal slot and ribsintheir lower facesengaging in vsaid seats and spaced transverse seats'in their upperfaces, and adapted to bear at their inner ends over the tie flanges oivrailway rails, upper clamp plates bearing upon the `lower clamp platesandf each provided n ithA a longitudinal slot and having ribs engaging'the seats of the lower clampplates, andadapted to bear at their innerends against the vertical webs of rail way rails, and clamp boltsoperating through said slots and elai'iipingV saidy plates adjustably tosaid upper tie member.

ln testimony whereof, aflix my signature in presence of tivo witnesses.

ALFRED T. CHAIRLlEB. Witnessesz DANL. E. Anon. D.

CASH, Miiclivrxian.

